Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender. :D
A/N: Ah, it's good to write a new chapter for this story. Please review.
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The Water Tribe ships lined through the icy waters as the Southern Water Tribe people started piling in. Chief Hakoda had received the letter from his daughter inviting them to her marriage. Last night, the Chief held a huge party in honor of his daughter and the Fire Lord. The party had it all; waterbending performances, the best food, music, dancing, and even fireworks. The men were still whining from their hangovers and some women who partied too hard threw up from the rolling of the waves.
"Bato!" The Chief called as he helped an elderly woman get on the ship. "Set sail. Everyone's in."
The man nodded and called to the shipmates. The fleet of ships slowly creaked its way from the docks and started moving in sync with the calming waves.
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"Dad!" The earthbender called his esteemed father.
"Yes, Haru? Shouldn't you be practicing?" Tyro speculated at his son. Haru smiled weakly and showed his father the messenger hawk from the Fire Lord.
"Katara's getting married!" He smiled. "And we're invited."
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"Teo, my son!" The Mechanist shouted from his latest invention. "A letter has arrived! Can you please read it for me?"
"You've lost your eyebrows, not your eyes." Teo smirked and rolled over to the hawk. "A marriage!" He whispered happily.
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"Pipsqueak! Longshot! Smellerbee!" The much older Duke called to his friends who were now playing cards. His hands squeezed the helmet on his head to prevent it from falling.
"We have to go to the Fire Nation." He smiled gleefully. "KATARA AND ZUKO ARE GETTING MARRIED!"
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Arianna was sitting in the grass near the pond feeding the turtle ducks some bread. The tree behind her gifted her some shade, but it wasn't enough. The hot sun still burned on her back, but since she was a gifted firebender, the heat didn't bother her.
"Hey." Aang walked up behind the girl.
She didn't even look back. Her eyes were fixed on the ducks. Every movement, either a blink of its eye or a kick of a foot wasn't left unnoticed by her brown eyes.
"What are you doing?" He asked offhandedly.
"I'm peeing. Spirits, what do you think I'm doing?" Arianna scowled. She was giving both Sokka and Aang a cold shoulder for what they did to her and Toph.
"Sorry." Aang winced. He regained his composure soon after started petting some of the ducks. One baby duck, in particular, especially like the Avatar. The duck stretched its green-brownish neck and let his pale fingers scratch it. It quacked in response.
"What do you want?" Arianna glared at the boy next to her.
"I want to talk to you." He calmy stared at her. Her brown eyes softened and she nodded while looking at the ripples in the water.
"There's this girl I like, but she's so mad at me, and I'm not sure why." He started, "I have an idea why, but I want to make sure." Arianna gestured for him to go on. She already knew who he was talking about.
"I think it's because she thinks I still love Katara." Arianna's eyes widened slightly. "But I don't. I was just hurt a little, but now I know what my heart wants." He seemed confident.
"Why are you telling me this?" Arianna kept her eye on the water.
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"Snoozles!" Toph called out to the older warrior.
"Whatsup, Toph?" He smiled.
"I need to tell someone! This is driving me crazy!" She screamed to the ceiling.
"What's wrong, Toph?" He asked carefully and led her to the patio outside.
"You know that stupid rock Teacrazie gave me?" Her eyes furrowed from confusion.
"Iroh? Yeah. I remember." Sokka nodded.
"Well, yesterday night, that Agni-forsaken rock fell right on my foot-,"
"So?" Sokka raised his eyebrow.
"LET ME TALK, SOKKA!" She screamed as the anger and confusion blasted out of her. He winced from the sudden outburst and allowed her to speak. She explained everything that happened last night: The Spirit World, her sight, and Gyatso's talk.
"And that's what happened." She sighed as a small relief flew through her. At first, the boy didn't answer. He seemed too shocked. "Sokka?" She poked at the body.
"We gotta tell Aang and Katara!" He ran out only to run smack into an earth wall. He fell to the floor with a painful thud.
"Sorry, but we can't tell them." Toph whispered in case someone heard them. "It could ruin their wedding. All we need to do is make sure that Arianna's necklace stays safe."
"What about the egg? They can't keep the Golden Dragon! Who knows what they would do with that?" He screamed.
"Good point." Toph's heart fell to her stomach. "Then we'll find a way to get the egg back. We can tell Aang." She spoke his name with such disgust, but Sokka ignored it.
"The three of us can get the egg and forget this stupid thing even happened." Sokka smiled. "We'll fix it up, Avatar-style."
"Whatever, Snoozles." Toph pushed him out of the way and walked out.
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Her evil black hair crawled down her body crazily. The asylum didn't give its patients haircuts. Her distressed amber eyes stared at the object in front of her with pure desire.
"This egg." Her fingers rubbed its hard, yet delicate surface. "When will it hatch?" She looked at the man next to her.
"A certain date cannot be deciphered, Princess. But it will hatch very soon. About two week's time." The man bowed to the woman.
"Make sure that your idiotic agents get the necklace before it hatches." She looked at the man with disgust. "My father is now worthless without his firebending. I, on the other hand, will rule the world with that drop. If you fail to get me it, Long Feng, you won't even have the time to regret it." She stared evilly at the egg.
He gulped and nodded fiercely. "It will be in your hands very soon, Princess." He bowed once again.
"Now get away from me." She glared at the man. The darkness of the room engulfed her as she walked away with baby dragon.
"Stupid Zuzu. You always did do the stupidest things at the stupidest times." She referred to his upcoming marriage with the waterbending slut. She stabbed her fingers into the air in the thought of killing her brother and his fiancée. Her hair swished around fanatically from the movement. After another maniacal laugh, her figure disappeared into the black leaving the glowing, innocent egg by itself.
